Ventilating window mechanism



March 10, 1936. A. P. BALL VENTILATING WINDOW MECHANISM Original FiledAug. 5, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l M, GLMP March 10, 1936. A. P. BALLVENTILATING WINDOW MECHANISM Original Filed Aug. 5, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet2 INVENTOR. Flier? PEdZ Z. BY

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Patented Mar. 10, 1936 PATENT OFFICE VENTILATIN G WINDOW MECHANISMAlbert P. Ball, Detrolt,Mich., assignor, by mesne assignments, toAutomobile Ventilation, Inc., Detroit, Micln, a corporation of MichiganApplication August 5, 1933, Serial No. 683,819

Renewed September 13, 1935 27 Cl aims. (c1. sea-12s) This inventionrelates to ventilating windows and window mechanism particularly,although not exclusively, adapted for use in automobile bodies, anobject of the invention being to improve the construction, operation andregulation of windows of the type wherein the window glass is slidinglymounted both for vertical and horizontal movement within a windowopening in a door or other part of the vehicle body, such windows beingherein conveniently termed'twodirection sliding windows.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved constructionwhereby the glass pane of a two-direction type sliding window may bemounted within a door or other suitable part of a vehicle body, such asthe rear quarter of an automobile body.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved regulatormechanism for shifting go the glass vertically to open and close thewindow and also for shifting the glass horizontally in the direction ofits plane so as to produce a ventilating opening between one verticaledge, such as the forward edge, of the glass and the door pillar orother part of the body.

A iurther object of the invention is to pro vide an improved windowregulator for twodirection type ventilating windows wherein theregulator is provided with a swinging arm or arms for moving the windowvertically and also preferably for maintaining the glass against tiltingmovement, and wherein the regulator and the retainer strip at the loweredge of the glass are provided with cooperating means of simple andpositive nature capable of sliding the glass horizontally when inelevated position and also capable of holding the window againsthorizontal sliding movement at predetermined times. Other objects ofthis invention will appear in the following description and appendedclaims,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification wherein like reference characters designate correspondingparts in the several views. Fig. l is a side elevation, partly brokenaway, illustrating the outer side of an automobile door having thepresent invention incorporated there- Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectiontaken through lines 2-2 of Fig. 1 in the direction of the arrows.

Fig.3 is a. fragmentary section taken through lines 3-3 of Fig. l in thedirection of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section taken through lines 4-4 of Fig. l in thedirection of the arrows.

lines 5-5 of Fig. 1 in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 6 is a detail elevation illustrating a modifled form of theinvention.

Fig. '7 is an outside elevation of an automobile door, partly brokenaway, and illustrating the 6 regulator mechanism in one position.

Fig. 8 is a view of similar nature illustrating the regulator mechanismand the window glass in another position.

Before explaining in detail the present inven- 1 tion it is to beunderstood that the invention is not limited in its application to thedetails of construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, since the invention is capable of otherembodiments and of being 15 practiced or carried out in various ways.Also it is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employedherein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation, and itis not intended to limit the invention claimed herein 20 beyond therequirements of the prior art.

Referring to the drawings wherein certain adaptations of the inventionhave been illustrated by way of example, the regulating mecha nism isherein shown as applied to a front door 25 of an automobile body havinga forward sloping edge. The front pillar of the door is illustrated atIt and the outer body panel at ii. The panel Ii is pressed at i! toprovide a portion of the usual window reveal and is also flanged at I!30 to provide a side of the window glass runway channel It at theforward vertical edge of the window opening. The outer side of the glassrunway channel at the forward edge of the window opening is formed bymeans of a stamped 35 finish molding ll extending around the four sidesof the window opening and suitably secured to the door frame. A flangedspacer member I! is interposed between the lamb face of the pillar i0and the flanged portion I! of the outer panel, 40 and the forward edgeof the window glass i! is guided within a felt channel strip ilaconilned within the runway channel.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a relatively shallow inclinedwindow glass channel or with an extension member is which is flanged atNo to support a relatively deep metal channel within which is confined afelt channel strip 2| providing the lower runway for the forward edge ofthe glass when lowered.

The rear pillar of the door is illustrated at 22. The door is providedwith an inner metal panel 23 secured to the inner flanged edges of thepillars. The outer panel II is pressed inwardly to provide 9. revealportion 24 for the rear edge of the window opening and is thence stampedor pressed to form a return bent portion 25 extending parallel to therear glass runway. This portion is secured to a flanged strip 26 whichin turn has a part interposed between a channel portion 21 pressed intothe pillar 22 and a metal channel 28. The channel 28 houses a feltchannel strip 29 and forms a relatively deep glass runway 30 for therear vertical edge of the window glass H. The deep runway 30 extendsdown substantially to the sill or window ledge l8 and is thence narrowedby means of an insert strip 3| of wood or other suitable material havinga facing strip 32 of rubber, felt or other material secured to itsforward edge'and adapted to contactwith the rear edge of the window whenlowered.

The window glass I! is adapted to travel vertically within the shallowand deep runways, the normal closed and open positions of the windowbeing illustrated in Figs. 1 and 8. It will be noted that in its closedposition the rear edge of theglass; as shownin Fig. 3, is spacedforwardly from the bottom of the deep runway 3!], and normally theforward edge of the glass in closed position lies within the shallowrunway IS.

The window glass is provided with a. channel shaped retainer strip 33which embraces and is fastened to the lower edge of the glass. In thepresent instance this metallic retainer is provided with horizontalchannel members 34 and 35 provided respectively with longitudinal slots38 and 31. .The window regulator for operating 4 the window glass isherein illustrated as a two arm type, and comprises a supporting plate38 which may be attached to the lock board of the door frame. Carried bythe supporting plate is a swinging arm 39 provided with a projectingbutton or stud 40 at its upper end mounted to travel inthe guideway orslot 36. The regulator is also provided with a second arm 4| which alsohas a button or stud 42 at its upper end adapted to travel in theguideway or slot 31. The arm 39 is rigidly fastened at 43 to a gear 44journaled on the plate 38, and the arm 4| is in like manner fastened at45 to a gear 46 rotatable on the supporting plate and meshing with thegear 44. The gears 44 and 46 are rotated in opposite directions bysuitable gearing 4! controlled by means of the usual crank handle I99 onthe inside of the door. The arm 39 is provided with an integralextension or secondary arm 48 pro ,iecting laterally at that side of thearm 39 nearest the forward edge of the window glass. This secondary arm48 carries at its outer end a stud or roller 49 which is adapted totravel into and out of a cam slot 50 cut in a metal plate 5| pro-Jecting from the channel member 34 of the glass retainer. The plate 5|has an inclined guiding edge 52 below the slot which may be out on ataper or radius, concentric with the axis of turning of the arm 39, thisedge or surface 52 forming, with the forward edge 54a of the slot 59, anabutment 53. The rear edge 54 of the slot 59 is suitably shaped toprovide a cam surface or edge adapted to be engaged by the stud 49 whenthe window is preferably in its full elevated position.

Assuming that the window glass is in its full lowered position asillustrated in Fig. 8, the handle I09 may be turned so as to operate thegearing and swing the arms upwardly until they reach the positionsubstantially as illustrated in Fig. 1, at which time the window glassis in its full raised position with the edges of the glass confinedwithin the glass runways as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. As the arms approachthe position of Fig. 1 the stud 49 will travel over the inclined surface52. During at least a part of this movement the beveled corner Nb of theglass approaches a position opposite the tapered upper end 3|a of thefiller strip 3| and the rear vertical edge of the glass moves fully intothe deep glass runway channel. Thus, during its vertical travel theglass is held against rearward movement either by the strips 3|, 32 orby the engagement of stud 49 with the inclined edge 52 of the plate 5|.When the window glass reaches its top position the stud 49 will takesubstantially the position shown in Fig. 1 where it is engaged by theabutment 53 and the lower part of the cam slot 54. When the parts are inthis position, or in any position where the stud 49 engages the edge 52,the window glass is locked against rearward sliding movement into thedeep channel 30, this being due to the fact that the abutment 53 or edge52 engages the stud 49 and any rearward movement of the window, exceptby operation of the handle N10, is prevented by the usual locking orclutch mechanism incorporated in the handle shaft. With the parts in theposition shown in Fig. 1, the window may be shifted rearwardly toprovide a ventilating gap |0I, as shown in Fig. 7, by further turning ofthe handle I00 in the same direction as the direction of turning inelevating the window. During this operation the stud 49 travels againstthe cam surface 54 thereby shifting the window glass rearwardly into thedeep channel 39. At the completion of this operation the arms 39 and 4|may take the positions shown in Fig. '7, and it will be noted thatthrough the engagement of cam surface 54 with the stud 49 the windowwhen in open ventilating position will be locked against horizontalmovement except when the regulator is actuated by turning the handleHi0. To close the ventilating gap IN the handle I00 is turned in theopposite direction, the stud 49 travelling against the cam surface 54aand shifting the window forwardly into normal closed position shown inFigs. 1 to 3 inclusive. The forward end of the channel member 35 is cutaway to provide a tapered edge 35a, there being a gap between theadjacent ends of the members 34 and 35. Hence, when the arms 39 and 4|are swung into the position shown in Fig. 8 the stud 49 will travel intothe gap between members 34 and 35 against the inclined surface 35a, thuslimiting the downward movement of the window glass.

Referring to the modification shown in Fig. 6, in this instance thesecondary arm 48 is provided with a forked extension formed with a camslot 57 into which travels a stud or roller 58 mounted on the plate 5|.It will be seen that the parts in this instance are reversed, i. e. thestud being carried by the plate 5| and the cam slot by the arm 68. Thecam slot 51 is cut in the end of the arm 48 thereby bifurcating the sameto provide parts and 56. The part 56 is formed with a cam surface 59corresponding in functi to the cam surface 52 on the plate 5| of theprevious embodiment and also concentric with the axis of turning of thearm 39. The window regulator with this construction functionsidentically with the construction shown in the previous embodiment, itbeing seen that the cooperating parts for shifting the window glassforwardly and rearwardly in a horizontal direction are simply reversed.

I claim:

1. Regulator mechanism for a window glass supported for verticalmovement and also for horizontal movement when the glass is in raisedposition, comprising a retainer at the lower edge of the glass, aswinging arm cooperating with said retainerior raising and lowering thewindow glass, a lateral extension on said arm, a depending iixedextension on said retainer, and cooperating means carried by saidextensions for shifting the glass horizontally.

2. Regulator mechanism for a window glass supported for verticalmovement and also for horizontal movement when the glass is in raisedposition, comprising a retainer at the lower edge of the glass, aswinging arm cooperating with said retainer for raising and lowering thewin.- dow glass, a lateral extension on said arm, a depending fixedextension on said retainer, and cooperating cam parts movable into andout of engagement when the window is raised for shifting the samehorizontally.

3. A window regulating mechanism for a vertically and horizontallyslidable window, comprising a retainer member secured to the lower edgeof the window, a swinging arm cooperating with said retainer for slidingthe window vertically, and a second arm carried by said swinging arm andadapted to cooperate with said retainer when the window is inpredetermined elevated position for shifting the window horizontally.

4. A regulator mechanism for a window having a retainer strip secured tothe lower edge of the window, comprising a swinging memberbifurcated toprovide laterally spaced extensions, one of said extensions having meanscooperating with the retainer for shifting the window vertically uponswinging the member, and the other of said extensions having meanscooperating with the retainer for shifting the window horizontally whenthe latter is in its elevated position.

5 A regulator mechanism for a vertically and horizontally slidablewindow comprising a retainer member secured to the lower edge of thewindow, a swinging arm, said arm and member having one a guideway andthe other a device slidable in the guldeway for raising and lowering-Ithe window, and separate devices carried by said arm and retainer memberand relatively movable into and out of cooperative engagementiorshifting the window glass horizontally in the'plane'oi the glass.

. -6. A regulator mechanism "for a vertically and horizontally slidablewindow comprising a retainer member-secured to the lower edge or thewindow, a swinging arm, saidarm and member having one a guideway and theother a device slidable in the guideway for raising and lowering thewindow, and devices carried by said arm and retainer member and movableinto and out of engagement for shifting the window glass horizontally atpredetermined times, one of said devices comprising a cam and the othera stud engagable with said cam.

'7. In a vehicle body having a vertically and horizontally slidableglass panel .and a retainer member secured to the lower edge of thepanel,

mechanism including a swinging arm having sions having cooperating meansfor sliding the panel in its plane.

8. In an automobile body, a vertically and horizontally slidable windowglass having a retainer member at its lower edge, mechanism in cluding aswinging arm cooperating with said retainer member for raising andlowering the window glass, a lateral extension on said arm and adepending extension on said retainer member, said extensions havingcooperating means for maintaining the window glass against movement inthe plane of the glass at predetermined times, and said extensl ushaving cooperating means for shifting the g ass horizontally in theplane or the glass when the latter is in predetermined elevatedposition, at least one of said cooperating means including an inclinedcam surface and a stud adapted to engage said surface.

9. In a vehicle body having a vertically and horizontally slidablewindow glass provided with a retainer at its lower edge, a swinging armcooperating with said retainer !or raising and lowering the glass, saidretainer and arm each having an extension, one extension having aprojection and the other a cam surface concentric with the axis ofswinging of said arm adapted to travel against the projection duringpredetermined swinging of the arm to provide a support for the windowagainst vertical movement.

10. The combination 01' a vertically and horimentally slidable windowglass having a retainer member at its lower edge, and a swinging andhaving meanscooperating with said member for "raisingand lowering thewindow, said arm havwindow glass horizontally during predeterminedswinging movement of said arm: I

j 11. A window regulator for a two direction sliding window comprising apair of swinging arms having-devices cooperable with the lower edge ofthewindowior raising and lowering the same, one oioaid arms having anextension separate its-said device adapted to swing with the arm:when-the window is in an elevated position and eooperab'le with a parton said window for the window horizontally.

12. A window regulator for a two-direction sliding window comprising apair of swinging arms having devices cooper-able with the lower edge ofthe window for raising and lowering the same, one of said arms having afixed lateral extension separate from its said device adapted to swingwiththe arm when the window is in an elevated position and cooperablewith a part on said window for shifting the window horizontally in twodirections. a

13. A window regulator for a two-direction sliding window, comprising asupport, a swinging arm carried thereby and having a device slidinglyconnected to the lower edge of the window for raising and lowering thesame, and means carried by said am separate from said idevice andadapted to swing with the arm into and out of engagement with a partcarried by the window for shifting the same horizontally in thedirection of the plane of the window.

. 14. A window regulator for a two-direction sliding window, comprisinga support, a swinging arm carried thereby and having a device slidinglyconnected to the lower edge of the window for raising and lowering thesame, and a I member carried by said arm separate from said device andincluding a portion adapted to swing with the am into predeterminedposition to shift the window horizontally in the direction of the planeof the window, said member also including a cam having a portionconcentric with'the axis of turning of said arm.

15. In a vehicle body having a vertically and horizontally slidableglass panel and a retainer member secured to the lower edge of thepanel, mechanism including a swinging arm having means cooperable withsaid retainer member for raising and lowering the panel, a lateralextension on said arm and a depending extension on said retainer member,said extensions having cooperating means for maintaining the panelagainst horizontal movement when the panel is in predetermined elevatedpositions and said extensions having cooperating means for sliding thepanel in its plane, at least one of said cooperating means including aninclined cam surface and a stud adapted to engage said surface.

16. In a vehicle body having a vertically and horizontally slidablewindow glass provided with a retainer at its lower edge, a swinging armcooperating with said retainer for raising and lowering the glass, saidretainer and arm each having an extension, one extension having aproje'ction and the other a cam surface concentric with the axis ofswinging of said arm adapted to travel 'against the projection duringpredetermined swinging of the arm to provide a support for the windowagainst vertical movement, said extensions also having cooperating meansfor shifting the glass horizontally in its plane.

17. In a vehicle body having a window glass provided with a retainermember at its lower edge, regulator mechanism including a swinging armor arms for raising and lowering said glass and also for shifting theglass in a longitudinal direction when elevated to provide or close aventilating slot at the forward edge of the glass,

said retainer member having a projection and said arm having anextension formed with a cam slot movable into cooperation with saidprojection at a predetermined time.

18. In a vehicle body having a window glass provided with a retainermember at its lower edge, regulator mechanism including a swinging armhaving a device engageable with said member for raising and lowering theglass, said arm having a slotted extension cooperable with a part onsaid member for shifting the glass 1ongitudinally into or out ofposition to form a ventilat-ing slot at the forward edge of the glass.

19. In'a vehicle body having a window glass provided with a retainermember at its lower edge, regulator mechanism including a swinging armhaving a device engageable with said member for raising and lowering theglass, said arm having a slotted portion separate from said device andcooperable with a part on said member for moving the glass forwardly orrearwardly into or out of ventilating position.

20. Regulator mechanism including an arm or arms operable to raise andlower a window glass of a vehicle body and also for moving said glass inits plane into or out of position to provide a ventilating slot oropening at one upright edge of the glass, one of said arms having a camslotted portion cooperable with a part on said glass.

21. Regulator mechanism including an arm or arms operable to raise andlower a window glass of a vehicle body and also for moving said glass inits plane into or out of position to provide a ventilating slot .oropening at one upright edge of the glass, said glass having a retainermember at its lower edge, and said member and an arm having one thereofa cam slotted projection and the other a part movable into'and out ofcooperative relation to said projection.

22. Regulator mechanism including a swinging arm operable to raise andlower a window glass of a vehicle, said glass having a retainer memberat its lower edge provided with a guideway engageable by a part on saidarm, said arm and member having one thereof a separate slotted portioncooperable with a separate part on the other for moving the glass in itsplane when in predetermined elevated position thereby to provide and/orclose a ventilating opening at on: upright edge of the glass.

23. In a vehicle having a window glass provided at its lower edge with aretainer member formed with a guideway, regulator mechanism for raisingand lowering the glass including a swinging arm having a device movablein said guideway, and devices on said member and arm separate from saidfirst named device and said guideway for moving the glass in its planeinto and/or out of position to provide a ventilating opening at oneupright edge thereof.

24. In a vehicle having a window glass provided at its lower edge with aretainer member formed with a guideway, regulator mechanism for raisingand lowering the glass including a swinging arm having a device movablein said guideway, and devices on said member and arm separate from saidfirst named device and said guideway for moving the glass in its planeinto and/or out of position to provide a ventilating opening at oneupright edge thereof, one of said second named devices including a camportion.

25. In a vehicle having a window glass provided at its lower edge with aretainer member formed with a guideway, regulator mechanism for raisingand lowering the glass including a swinging arm having a device movablein said guideway, and devices on said member and arm separate from saidfirst named device and said guideway for moving the glass in its planeinto and/or out of position to provide a ventilating opening at oneupright edgethereof, one of said second named devices including anextension on said arm having a cam slot.

26. In a vehicle having a window glass provided at its lower edge with aretainer member formed with a guideway, regulator mechanism for raisingand lowering the glass including a swinging arm having a device movablein said guideway, and devices on said member and arm separate from saidfirst named device and said guideway for moving the glass in its planeinto and/or out of position toprovide a ventilating opening at oneupright edge thereof, one of said second named devices including anextension on said member having a cam slot.

for moving the glass in its plane into and/or out of position to providea ventilating opening at one upright edge thereof, one of said secondnamed devices including a slotted stop portion merging into an extendedcam portion.

ALBERT P. BALL.

